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Re: Show HN: Pocket Puter

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Post by miguelrochefort »

purple-again wrote: post #9
DoreenMichele wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that's covered on the about page: https://pocketputer.blogspot.com/p/about.html . In case that isn't really sufficient: Basically, I want to create the information piece to make it possible for homeless individuals and others at risk of homelessness to use minimal tech, like a smartphone or tablet, to start addressing some of their problems. As one element of that, I explicitly want to support the ability to…

I’ve heard people talk about Amazon Turk which seems to be a way to get paid for filling out online surveys or something like that. You could look into that as a way for someone with no technical skills and lots of free time to use this provided phone for income.

Also known as "artificial artificial intelligence".

Re: Show HN: Pocket Puter

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Post by DoreenMichele »

purple-again wrote: post #9
DoreenMichele wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that's covered on the about page: https://pocketputer.blogspot.com/p/about.html . In case that isn't really sufficient: Basically, I want to create the information piece to make it possible for homeless individuals and others at risk of homelessness to use minimal tech, like a smartphone or tablet, to start addressing some of their problems. As one element of that, I explicitly want to support the ability to…

I’ve heard people talk about Amazon Turk which seems to be a way to get paid for filling out online surveys or something like that. You could look into that as a way for someone with no technical skills and lots of free time to use this provided phone for income.

I am interested in finding things you can start from the street that have some hope of leading to a middle class income. Everything I have heard of Mechanical Turk indicates there is no hope of making a middle class income that way.

I have a link on the Links page to a google doc listing gig platforms. It does not appear to currently have Mechanical Turk on it, but perhaps that will be added in the future. But I personally have no desire at this time to promote Mechanical Turk. Perhaps that will change if I start hearing better things about the service.

Re: Show HN: Pocket Puter

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Post by DoreenMichele »

miguelrochefort wrote: post #12
e12e wrote: post #6

Nice project. Would it make more sense as a wiki, though? In order to better allow contributions, corrections and ideas from readers?

I think a subreddit would be ideal, if one doesn't already exists.

That I am actually considering doing. I am fond of Reddit.

Edit: And here you go: https://www.reddit.com/r/pocketputer/

Re: Show HN: Pocket Puter

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Post by gelstudios »

Congrats, that’s a catchy domain name you got there.

I noticed it’s setup with a redirect, have you considered blogspot’s CNAME feature? It lets you host your blogspot blog at a custom domain like yours without redirecting to a subdomain.

The benefit is if you ever switch where the content/blog is hosted, any links/bookmarks to your site can still work.

They have a guide for various registrars (see below), but there’s likely a guide for whichever vendor you are using.

https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/58317?hl=en

Re: Show HN: Pocket Puter

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Post by jmiller099 »

miguelrochefort wrote: post #10

I've used my smartphone as my only personal computer for the past 3 years. Overall, it's been a positive experience. The only thing I can't do efficiently is software development. Is anyone familiar with the state of the art in mobile software development?

on android a developer can develop for android on android itself. applies to java, ndk, and even console c/cpp apps. product is called AIDE. root not required.

furthermore, can use rooted android to develop for windows and windows ce by using tcc in conjunction with the aforementioned ndk to build tcc on the phone.

Re: Show HN: Pocket Puter

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Post by DoreenMichele »

gelstudios wrote: post #15

Congrats, that’s a catchy domain name you got there. I noticed it’s setup with a redirect, have you considered blogspot’s CNAME feature? It lets you host your blogspot blog at a custom domain like yours without redirecting to a subdomain. The benefit is if you ever switch where the content/blog is hosted, any links/bookmarks to your site can still work. They have a guide for various registrars (see below), but there’…

Congrats, that’s a catchy domain name you got there.

Thanks. It took some effort to come up with it.

have you considered blogspot’s CNAME feature?

No, I am not planning on using blogspot's CNAME feature. It breaks when you type in yourdomainname.com. You have to include the www for it to work. This is a bug that causes problems.

I would rather it just be a redirect for now. That serves my stated purpose in buying a domain name. Given the budget for this project ($0) and my own finances (dicey, at best), I don't anticipate changing to paid hosting. Besides, I am quite fond of blogspot.

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